Thursday, 19 June 2025

North East Link

Matthew GUY (Bulleen) (09:44): I rise to raise concerns of my community in and around Bulleen and Doncaster, particularly in relation to the attitude of the government and the North East Link Authority over many issues that have come from the North East Link construction in relation to tree removal, open space loss, car parking and the moving of water pumps, which are now being placed near residents’ homes. Residents are constantly telling me – I had a number of appointments last week again telling me – that the government is just not listening. There is no point in having customer feedback with authorities if the government has no intention of listening to either the Manningham City Council or residents in my constituency about the issues that they have been raising.

This comes down to the attitude of the government and the behaviour of the government of the day. I simply say this: do not get sick in Victoria today, because if you call an ambulance, it is unlikely to show up. Do not report a crime in Victoria, because if you report a crime, the police are under-resourced and will not turn up. Do not drive your car in Victoria, because you are going to hit a pothole and do your front end. And for God’s sake, do not start a business in Victoria, because the greediest, laziest government in Australia is going to tax you out of business and use the whole of the government of the state as simply an employment agency for them and their disgusting mates.